CIS a challenging market, but there is scope for air cargo as oil flows increase
Growth in oil and gas output in the CIS countries will provide opportunities for the air freight industry – but national access can vary wildly, delegates at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku heard...
View ArticleFMC chairman calls for global summit to consider P3′s impact on the major trades
Federal Maritime Commission chairman Mario Cordero is backing US shippers in the face of plans by the world’s three largest container lines for the P3, what he called an “unprecedented” alliance that...
View ArticleSupply chain players must tighten up on security to beat ’21st century bad guys’
Freight forwarders and shippers, and their partners, need to tighten up internal controls on shared cargo information to fight a new breed of “21st century bad guys” that are terrorising the industry,...
View ArticleNew concessionaire at Guarulhos sees freighters as key to the airport’s future
Invepar-ACSA says air cargo will be key to the success of its concession to operate Brazil’s most important and largest airport, Guarulhos. Brazilian pension fund Invepar and South African operator...
View ArticleSqueeze on sea and air volumes as pressure on trade grows in Venezuela
Venezuela’s tight currency restrictions are biting into sea and air cargo volumes to the South American country, with widespread ramifications throughout the region. “It’s very complicated there right...
View ArticleAny space on the runways in Azerbaijan if ACG were to make another comeback?
Air Cargo Germany appears to be the airline that will never quite disappear. Recent reports suggest there is again talk of its resurrection – albeit in a different form. The latest information, gained...
View ArticleTo crack the world’s biggest economies you’ll need to break through BRIC walls
Still not broken through the BRIC wall to gain a foothold in the world’s most important emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India or China? Getting to grips with the BRICs isn’t easy, and if you have...
View ArticleFMC says dialogue with industry can help shape rule changes on ocean transport
Freight forwarders, shippers and carriers have been urged to become more active in consultations with US authorities when planning important investments and to help shape rule changes being pushed...
View ArticleJournal of Commerce presents…TPM 2014
Hear the latest market forecasts, analysis, expert opinion and more concerning container shipping, freight rates, trends and more Transportation rates for container shipping are changing constantly and...
View ArticleWCA network invites members to go face-to-face
Come and join the most successful conference of its kind, hosting the premier global network of elite independent international freight forwarders, who will come together to meet face-to-face with...
View ArticleGulf states scramble to add box port capacity as demand continues to rise
Container port capacity in the Middle East is set to rocket, as ports from the entrance of the Straits of Hormuz all the way to the upper Gulf are likely to add some 11.4m teu in capacity in the next...
View ArticleGulf ports must be ready to handle the biggest boxships as cascading swells
Ports in the Gulf region need to prepare for much larger vessel sizes as a result of the cascading effect taking place as ever-larger deepsea containerships are introduced, as well as from the fallout...
View ArticleWarning to forwarders who may be taking on more liability as shipper needs grow
Changes in shipper requirements and the contracts they are looking to sign with their logistics providers, particularly freight forwarders, have fundamentally heightened the exposure to financial loss...
View ArticleGulf box hubs eye an automated future as ships get bigger and labour costs rise
Container terminal operator DP World is drawing up plans to handle the next generation of box ships at its flagship Jebel Ali facility, it was hinted at this week’s TOC Container Supply Chain event in...
View ArticleIndia’s hopes for a boost in transhipment cargo are dashed, despite cabotage...
India’s quest to attract transhipment traffic to its largest ports looks to remain unfulfilled, according to experts speaking at last week’s TOC Container Supply Chain event in Dubai. When the...
View ArticleIntermodal transport set to make its entrance in the Middle East
Forwarders and shippers across the Gulf Arab states are gearing up for a new era in intermodal logistics in the region as construction of the first phase of the Etihad Rail network nears completion....
View ArticleIntermodal link could see Pakistan’s ports handling 5% of China’s cargo
Container throughput in Pakistan could rise dramatically if China succeeds in its ambition to build a new deepwater port in the country linked to China’s western hinterland, via a new intermodal...
View ArticleUS port customers fear inefficiences may be compounded by bigger boxships
US shippers have been voicing their concerns at TPM 2014 in Long Beach at the ability of terminals – particularly on the US west coast – to cope with the enforced cascading of bigger ships onto...
View ArticleOptimistic shippers call on logistics sector to help India achieve its trade...
India is expecting to welcome more manufacturers as costs rise in China and the country becomes more competitive, delegates at Air Cargo India in Mumbai heard this morning. But there are still domestic...
View ArticleAirlines and India’s forwarders square up over resistance to CASS e-billing...
Rumours of what amounts to a fist fight between IATA and the Air Cargo Agents’ Association of India just goes to show how quickly talk spreads, like Chinese Whispers, at an air freight event. While...
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